Text-R Alternatives

Text-R is described as 'Simple optical text recognition (OCR) for Windows' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Text-R for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, Web-based and Linux apps. The best Text-R alternative is Tesseract, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Text-R are Adobe Acrobat DC, ABBYY FineReader PDF, GImageReader and CamScanner.

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  1. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

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    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    24 Tesseract alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Tesseract is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Text-R.

    • Tesseract is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Text-R.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceText-R is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Adobe Acrobat DC icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC

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    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    311 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular Web-based alternative to Text-R.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular commercial alternative to Text-R.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryText-R is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. ABBYY FineReader PDF icon

    ABBYY FineReader PDF

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    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and includes PDF editing tools.

    88 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Text-R.

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and ProprietaryText-R is also Paid and Proprietary
    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is LightweightText-R is not according to our users
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  7. CamScanner icon

    CamScanner

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    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    123 CamScanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • CamScanner is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Text-R.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryText-R is Paid and Proprietary
  10. ClarifyDocuments icon

    ClarifyDocuments

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    ClarifyDocuments is a free AI tool that converts PDFs, images, and slides into clean, editable text. It automatically cleans, organizes, and processes content in any language, helping students and educators focus on learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Notebloc icon

    Notebloc

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    Document scanner app. Free. Save and share as PDF or JPG.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  13. Adobe Scan icon

    Adobe Scan

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    The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.

    119 Adobe Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  15. FreeOCR icon

    FreeOCR

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    FreeOCR is a scan & OCR program including the Tesseract free ocr engine, also known as a Tesseract GUI. It includes a Windows installer, and it is very simple to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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